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HOUSE BILL 433

COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs

ANALYSIS

This bill clarifies the duties of the oversight committee on health and human services.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

39:1 Educational Meetings. Amend RSA 126-A:15, I to read as follows:

I. The committee shall provide legislative oversight of and informational meetings on the programs, policies, and rules of the department of health and human services as brought to its attention by committee members, legislators, department personnel, or others. The committee's work may include, but is not limited to, analyzing the efficacy of selected programs, studying the characteristics of target populations, researching trends affecting program costs and participation, and reviewing alternate approaches to programmatic and administrative concerns. The committee shall provide informational meetings on such topics to the general court. The committee shall maintain communications with the department of health and human services, and any other departments, as necessary to accomplish its work.

39:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

(Approved: June 8, 2001)

(Effective Date: August 7, 2001)